Artificial Intelligence Technologies Development Strategies in Uzbekistan

According to the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On the Approval of the Strategy for the Development of Artificial Intelligence Technologies until 2030", during next 6 years following goal have to be achieved:

* software products and services based on artificial intelligence have to be brought up to a 1.5 billion USD;

* services provided by the unified portal of interactive public services based on artificial intelligence have to reach 10 percent;

* bringing the number of scientific labs operating in the field of artificial intelligence to 10 units;

* launch of high-performance computing servers;

* bringing the country into the top 50 states in the Government AI Readiness Index for artificial intelligence.

Priority goals and objectives for the development of artificial intelligence technologies include:

* formation of a regulatory legal framework;

* improvement of standards and strengthening international cooperation;

* creation of technical infrastructure for data processing and launching projects;

* implementation of priority projects in social sphere and economic sectors;

* improving the knowledge and skills of the population, as well as developing human resources.

Prioritized areas for introduction and implementation of artificial intelligence technologies are:

* in banking and financial sector: fraud prevention, assessment of users' solvency, forecasting market trends;

* in tax and customs sector: reducing the share of the shadow economy, forecasting suspicious customs operations and risk management;

* in healthcare sector: determination of diagnosis methods, disease treatment, medical images analysis and patient's data management;

* in agriculture sector: yields forecast, agriculture resource management, monitoring of growing sowings, poultry, fish and livestock processes;

* in energy sector: energy management, optimization of energy production and distribution, development of use of renewable energy sources.

For the achievement of above mentioned goals, starting from January 01, 2025, the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan will provide The Ministry of Digital Technologies of the Republic of Uzbekistan with an interest-free 5 years’ loan in the amount of 50 million USD for the development of an artificial intelligence technologies.